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NEW TITLES ArCHITECTurE NEW TITLES 15
ARCHITECTURE
ON THE EDGE: HOUSES
Eduard Broto
pub. datE: junE ‘10
24.2 x 28.4 cm ( 9 1/2 X 11”), 300 pages, hard cover w/jacket
348 color images, 183 B /W plans & drawings
ISBN: 978-84-96969-43-8
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55 €
• in-dEpth tEchnical commEntary contributEd by thE architEcts
• includEs hundrEds of striking full-color photographs
• covErs EvEry aspEct of thE dEsign and construction procEss
A highly practical and instructive sourcebook following each step of the
design and construction process of over thirty houses constructed on
especially tricky sites. Projects include real “cliffhangers” that seem to
hover in thin air, houses set on dramatically sloped plots or tiny, oddlyshaped
plots hemmed in on all sides. Particular emphasis is placed on the
engineering techniques, construction processes and materials employed
to pull off these architectural acrobatics, making this an endless source of
crucial information for any architectural professional or student.
EDUARD BROTO, Trained as an Agricultural Engineer and holder of a PhD in
Architecture, Eduard Broto has gathered a wide experience in both areas. This
makes him something of a unique reference in the field architecture for the future.
His outlook and guidelines are influencing the trends that obtain in creative city
planning for a sustainable future. The propositions he presents us here show
how areas of great urban density can harbour sustainable environments within
architecture and design of the highest level.
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Callas Shortridge architects
Rochman Residence
Pacific Palisades, California
Photographs: Undine Pröhl
Located high above the Pacific Coast Highway in the hills of the Pacific
Palisades area of Los Angeles, the Rochman Residence is an extensive
renovation of a late 50’s house. The house sits on the edge of a downhill
slope with spectacular panoramic views of the Santa Monica and
Malibu coastlines. The initial schematic design was originally conceived
with Frank Israel prior to his death, and the project has since been
developed and executed by his former partners Barbara Callas and
Steven Shortridge.
This 3000 square foot home was designed for a couple whose children
are grown and starting their own families. The project appears as a
single story residence on the street side and drops to two stories on
the downhill side toward the ocean. Due in part to strict height requirements
and the prominent horizon line, the roofline is a continuous
horizontal parapet shared by exterior walls leaning outwards from the
core of the house, appeasing setback requirements while increasing
the interior sense of space. From the coastline below the outward tilting
walls read as a two-story wedge embedded into the slope while thrusting
out over the hillside.
The entry is located within an indentation between two bisecting volumes
on the front elevation of the house. This defines the three-zone
strategy of the living zone, the private zone, and the semi-public study
space. Upon entering, an orange plaster wall tilts and folds to define
the latitudinal axis of the house. This wall divides upper public and
lower private levels of the and descends to the master bedroom suite,
lower deck, and outdoor garden.
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This 3000 square foot home was designed for a couple whose children
are grown and starting their own families. The project appears as a single
story residence on the street side and drops to two stories on the
downhill side toward the ocean. Due in part to strict height requirements
and the prominent horizon line, the roofline is a continuous
horizontal parapet shared.
Vivir y trabajar en un mismo sitio: la pareja de arquitectos Michaela y Andreas
Dreer reúnen muchas ideas en un concepto compacto junto al Wienerwald.
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Planta inferior
Planta superior
1. Espacio de trabajo
2. Entrada
3. Cocina-estar
4. Terraza
5. Baño
6. Aseo
7. Habitación máquinas
8. Trastero
9. Sala de estar I
10. Sala de estar II
11. Biblioteca
12. Vestidor
13. Dormitorio principal
14. Vestidor
15. Habitación niño
Planta de acceso
Sección oeste-este
71
Sección sur-norte
151